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WSJ.com - Opinion: States of Opportunity
online.wsj.com — Americans relocated in record numbers last year. Did high taxes have anything to do with that?
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- davidmesaaz, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5Maybe its not the foreign competition and free trade that is hurting Midwestern Jobs. Maybe its the punitive high tax rates and that are forcing out business?
- Kythas, on 04/21/2008, -0/+4No income tax is one reason I live in Texas. I live in Dallas in particular because of the low housing costs, job opportunities, and a major sports team for every sport there is, including soccer and arena football.
It sure ain't because of the weather.- ssn697, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5"It sure ain't because of the weather."
On my first visit to Dallas, a HUGE lightning and hailstorm rolled in 10 minutes after leaving the airport. I got to the Loews Anatole, and it had a great big hole in the center atrium ceiling. The storm was gone within 15 minutes, but all I could think was "welcome to Dallas!"
- ssn697, on 04/21/2008, -0/+5"It sure ain't because of the weather."
- kirralin23, on 04/25/2008, -0/+1Of course punitive taxes are forcing companies to leave the United States. Tax 'em 'til it hurts has been changed to tax 'em 'til it kills 'em.
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